Montessori Method

One of the landmark books in the history of education this volume describes a new system for educating youngsters. Based on a radical concept of liberty for the pupil and highly formal training of separate sensory, motor, and mental capacities. This was Maria's first book and is considered a definitive statement of her methods. The contents include the new pedagogy in its relation to modern science, history of methods, inaugural address given at the opening of 'Children's House,' pedagogical methods used in the 'Children's House', discipline, how lessons should be given, exercises of practical life, reflection, muscular education, nature in education, manual labour, education of the senses, use of didactic materials, intellectual education, methods for teaching reading and writing, description of the method and didactic materials used, language in childhood, teaching numeration, sequence of exercises, general review of discipline, conclusion and impressions.